The Europeans

Each week we trawl the continent of Europe for the most interesting stories to cover and the most fascinating people to interview. This semi-serious, semi-silly, Brexit-free show, from a reporter in Paris and an opera singer in Amsterdam, will make you seem clever to friends and make you feel like you've got two NEW friends in Katy and Dominic. You probably didn't realise you needed a European podcast in your life, but this will fill the gap that you didn't even know was there.

https://www.europeanspodcast.com

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 33m. Bisher sind 266 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 6 hours 37 minutes

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 December 24, 2023  10m
 
 

The Christmas Book Flood


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 December 14, 2023  42m
 
 

An Autocrat’s Guide to Destroying Local Media, Part 2


In Part 1, you learned how illiberal regimes have used the political tools at their disposal – and their rich friends – to turn the media outlets of democratic European countries into propaganda machines. In Part 2 we’re exploring the legal tools needed to complete the job and talking to local journalists who found themselves on the receiving end of these takeovers...


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 December 11, 2023  26m
 
 

An Autocrat’s Guide to Destroying Local Media, Part 1


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 December 7, 2023  31m
 
 

The Dutch Turn Right, Spain Stays Left


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You can follow Aitor on Twitter here and read his reporting here. Our episode about life as an undocumented person in the Netherlands, ‘Mohamed’, is here...


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 November 30, 2023  38m
 
 

This Ukranian Will Not Compete For Your Attention


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 November 8, 2023  45m
 
 

The Oatly Chronicles Part 2: What’s The Housing Crisis Got To Do With It?


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 October 27, 2023  38m
 
 

The Oatly Chronicles Part 1: The Big Dairy Problem


In 1994, the world’s first oat milk company was born in Sweden. Three decades later, Oatly is on a high-stakes mission to defeat the dairy industry – by growing into the biggest plant-based brand the world has ever seen. 

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 October 19, 2023  32m
 
 

Train bistros and an oily climate commissioner


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 October 12, 2023  46m